Inside the headquarters of the vampire council Kaname was having a hot discussion with the members of the council. His most loyal school mates of the Night Class were standing a few feet away from him. Even further behind Aidou stood, pressed into a corner and shaking in fear.
"Why don't you understand?! Rido is highly dangerous! For both sides! He's even bigger threat than Hiou Shizuka was ever rated!"
"But didn't you yourself help him to get even stronger? Wasn't it you, Kuran who returned him his body?" one of the representatives reminded.
"How many innocents more should die from his possession of their bodies and souls?!" Kaname shot back. "Shiki Senri escaped death only just! He hasn't awaken since Rido left his body! And what about the small boy he has possessed first? He already died while Rido was abusing his body!"
"Rido is no acute danger, " another representative said slowly in an oily tone. "Besides, he is one of the swells of the pure bloods. We are subordinate to him. We can't just oppose him, let alone decide about his death!"
"And what about Shizuka?!" Kaname interrogated him irritated. "She was on the list all of sudden as well!"
"Shizuka was mad."
"And Rido is not?!" Kaname became louder and louder. "What about Yuuki?!"
"Yuuki?"
"Yuuki, my sister. The daughter of the Kuran family! She had to spend fifteen years living hidden under a false identity to be protected from Rido. But why do I tell you. You know exactly who Yuuki is. You all know the prophecy with the destiny that was made about her. Yuuki, the princess of the pure bloods. She is the swell if you want it so. No one else are you subordinate to!"
"But isn't Rido your uncle? I can't see a reason why Rido should be after the life of this own family..."
Everyone who had followed Kaname up to this point, Ichijou, Aidou, Kain, Ruka and Seiren (Rima had stayed at the academy to look after Senri) knew that Kaname had reached his limit as the council had stirred up his blood. With great foresight Ichijou jumped in now.
"There's no reason for consideration." Saying this he meant his grandfather who was also a member of the council.
"Unfortunately..." Kaname began slowly. "This gets us nowhere!"
And before anyone could prevent it Kaname had released his great power and killed all member of the council at one strike. Despite agreeing Ichijou, Ruka and Aidou gasped in horror. Kaname! He really dared to...! Now it seemed like he wasn't quite satisfied with it himself.
"I'm sorry, Takuma," he apologized to Ichijou. "I wished I could have settled it differently."
"It's okay, Kaname, I think," Ichijou said. "Please take care of that bastard will suffer endlessly!"
A smile. "I will," Kaname promised and turned to the Night Class. "I have something for you to do. Go to the Hunter Association and report about Rido. Maybe they already know. I don't know how quick they notice. And do tell them about what I did. But don't forget to mention my detailed reasons for this which are the fact that those idiots were on the same side as Rido. And after that please return to Cross Academy and help the others, Kurosu and Yagari."
"Don't worry, Kaname. We are on your side. You can rely on us," Ichijou declared.
"And where are you going?" Ruka asked Kaname.
"I'll go to Yuuki..." he began when suddenly his fury returned and his eyes turned red. "Who was supposed to guard Yuuki?" he gnarled.
Aware of his guilt Aidou was shaking even more. He hid behind his cousin Akatsuki, slowly raised his hand while immediately throwing a mass of apologizes towards Kaname.
"It's me. I'm sorry, Kaname. Forgive me, forgive me, forgive me!"
"What happened?" Kain demanded.
"I had to make Yuuki incapable of actions," Kaname explained annoyed. "So that she wouldn't face Rido herself. That's why someone should have watched her so no one could help her. Someone like Kiryuu. Now they are both on the way to him!"
"Forgive me!"
"How do you now?" Ruka asked surprised.
"I drank Yuuki's blood. I know her every thought and her mind told me. Aidou, I have no time for punishing you now but I promise if something happens to Yuuki you will really regret it," the pure blood threatened. "I have to go. I'm relying on you."
And then he left them.